Painting and Reality - by Etienne Gilson (Paperback)

Name: Painting and Reality - by Etienne Gilson (Paperback)
Brand: Princeton University Press
SKU: 90236435
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A classic study of the art of painting and its relationship to reality In this book, Étienne Gilson puts forward a bold interpretation of the kind of reality depicted in paintings and its relation to the natural order.
About the Author: Étienne Gilson (1884-1978) was cofounder of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies at the University of Toronto and a leading scholar of medieval philosophy.
488 Pages
Reference, General

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A classic study of the art of painting and its relationship to reality

In this book, Étienne Gilson puts forward a bold interpretation of the kind of reality depicted in paintings and its relation to the natural order. Drawing on insights from the writings of great painters--from Leonardo, Reynolds, and Constable to Mondrian and Klee--Gilson shows how painting is foreign to the order of language and knowledge. Painting, he argues, seeks to add new beings to nature, not to represent those that already exist. For this reason, we must distinguish it from another art, that of picturing, which seeks to produce images of actual or possible beings. Though pictures play an important part in human life, they do not belong in the art of painting. Through this distinction, Gilson sheds new light on the evolution of modern painting. A magisterial work of scholarship by an acclaimed historian of philosophy, Painting and Reality features paintings from both classical and modern schools, and includes extended selections from the writings of Reynolds, Delacroix, Gris, Gill, and Ozenfant.

About the Author

Étienne Gilson (1884-1978) was cofounder of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies at the University of Toronto and a leading scholar of medieval philosophy. His books include Forms and Substances in the Arts, The Arts of the Beautiful, and The Christian Philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.9 Inches (H) x 8.0 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)

Weight: 2.2 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 488

Genre: Reference

Sub-Genre: General

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Format: Paperback

Author: Etienne Gilson

Language: English

Street Date: August 15, 2023

TCIN: 90236435

UPC: 9780691251868

Item Number (DPCI): 247-38-4737

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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